USPTO Patents Application 10821818

United States Patent and Trademark Office

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United Stutc* Piitent mid Trademiirk Office

Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
P.O. Box H50

Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450

APPLICATION NUMBER

FILING OR 371 (c) DATE

FIRST NAMED APPLICANT

ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER

10/821,818

04/08/2004

Max W. Durney

A-69466-5/RBC/VEJ

32940

DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT
4 EMBARCADERO CENTER
SUITE 3400

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941 1 1

CONFIRMATION NO. 9058
FORMALITIES LETTER

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Date Mailed: 06/28/2004

NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATION

FILED UNDER 37 CFR 1.53(b)
Filing Date Granted

Items Required To Avoid Abandonment:

An application number and filing date have been accorded to this application. The item(s) indicated below,
however, are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHS from the date of this Notice within which to file all
required items and pay any fees required below to avoid abandonment. Extensions of time may be obtained by
filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1 .1 36(a).

• The statutory basic filing fee is missing.

Applicant must submit $ 385 to complete the basic filing fee for a small entity.

• The oath or declaration is unsigned.

• To avoid abandonment, a late filing fee or oath or declaration surcharge as set forth in 37 CFR 1.16(e) of
$65 for a small entity in compliance with 37 CFR 1.27, must be submitted with the missing items identified
in this letter.

The applicant needs to satisfy supplemental fees problems indicated below.

The required item(s) identified below must be timely submitted to avoid abandonment:

• Additional claim fees of $309 as a small entity, including any required multiple dependent claim fee, are
required. Applicant must submit the additional claim fees or cancel the additional claims for which fees are due.

SUMMARY OF FEES DUE:

Total additional fee(s) required for this application is $759 for a Small Entity

• $385 Statutory basic filing fee.

• $65 Late oath or declaration Surcharge.

• Total additional claim fee(s) for this application is $309

■ $129 for 3 independent claims over 3.

■ $180 for 20 total claims over 20.

Replies should be mailed to: Mail Stop Missing Parts

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

A copy of this notice MUST be returned with the reply.

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